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Gillespie’s Sales and Service

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Summary

Gillespie’s Sales and Service is identified in the June 1971 Beaver Beacon as the island business that purchased the diesel tug American Girl and the 28,000-gallon tanker barge Oil Queen to support bulk fuel handling.

Evidence and limits

This is a source-qualified company record. The held report does not establish the business’s legal form, founding date, officers, complete ownership history, or the precise fuel-transfer facilities. The vessel purchases are retained as the newspaper’s account, not expanded into a corporate registry claim.

See also

Sources

  1. Reports that Gillespie’s Sales and Service purchased the diesel tug American Girl and 28,000-gallon tanker barge Oil Queen to move fuel oil and gasoline in bulk; it does not establish incorporation, ownership history, officers, or a terminal location.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1971-06_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Announces an August 1 auction at Gillespie’s Sales & Service for an abandoned 1938 Plymouth unless an owner or lienholder claims it; it does not establish title, auction completion, or the business’s full services.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-05_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held eleven-page combined May–June issue scan is paired with the OCR source stored under the archive 1974-05 key and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Gillespie’s Sales and Service”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/organizations/gillespies-sales-and-service-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1971, “Island Based Fuel Supply.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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